Standard Parking

Standard Parking Corporation is a provider of parking facility management services. It manages parking facilities with more than one million parking spaces across the United States and Canada.
The company employs more than 26,000 people to manage 4,200 parking facility locations, as well as parking and shuttle bus operations at 75 airports.
Company History
Standard Parking began in 1929 in Chicago, where it was operated as a family owned and controlled business. The business operated under the corporate name of Standard Parking Corporation from 1981 until 1995, at which time it was reconstituted as a limited partnership named Standard Parking, L.P.
In March 1998, Standard Parking merged with APCOA, Inc. and the resulting company was called APCOA/Standard Parking, Inc. Between 1998 and 2000, APCOA/Standard Parking, Inc. made a number of acquisitions including:
*Universal Park Holdings, Inc., operating under the names U-Park and Select Valet Parking
*Various contracts of System Parking Inc.
*Assets of Pacific Rim Parking
*Virginia parking Services, which operated under the name VAPARK
*Century Parking, Inc. and Sentry Parking Corporation
*Executive Parking Industries LLC
*Assets of Huger Parking Company, LLC, which operated under the name Dixie Parking
In April 2003, APCOA/Standard Parking, Inc. changed its corporate name to Standard Parking Corporation. effectively doubling the size of the company.
Company Structure
Standard Parking Corporation’s primary focus remains on parking management, with Standard Parking as its primary service line. The Company also has the SP Plus service lines to provide transportation, maintenance and security service. Standard Parking’s corporate headquarters are located in Chicago, with operations in 41 states and four Canadian provinces.<ref name="Standard Parking 2009 Annual Report"/>

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